News
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Chadsmead Students Uncover the Real Meaning of Christmas
Children from Chadsmead Primary School dropped into The Friary last week in their Christmas jumpers to work with the RE Department on the real meaning of Christmas. The session involved brainstorming over desks to identify key themes, discussion, and Q&A before Christmas decorations were designed that included a written expression […]
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Year 9 Debating Competition
There was time for just one more debating competition before another busy and exciting term at The Friary comes to an end. Our Year 9 students went head to head last week to debate whether or not tourism is bad for society and the environment. This topic tied in with […]
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UCAS Forms Heading Off
Year 13 students are now in the final straight for their UCAS forms and the Sixth Form team are working flat out to support the A-Level students in making sure their university application forms are as strong as they can be. There have been sessions, support classes, use of exemplars […]
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Front Line History Team Visit Y11 Historians
Year 11 GCSE History students were transported to the front line of the First World War Trenches when they were visited by the ‘Front Line History’ team as part of their preparation for their summer exams. The Front Line History team offer students opportunities to handle artefacts and weapons, to […]
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100% Attendance Rewards
Those students who have achieved 100% attendance this term received a reward breakfast of hot chocolate and bagels to celebrate their consistency in coming to school. The achievement also adds in House points for the students which carry them towards the Rewards Day in the Summer for the winning House […]
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Focus Week – Hanukkah
Hanukkah means ‘dedication’ and celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people over 2000 years ago from persecution by Greek king, Antiochus IV. Following victory, the Jewish temple in Jerusalem was reclaimed and the wicks of the menorah (a seven branched candle) miraculously burned for eight days even though their was only […]
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Christchurch Students Shine in Art Masterclass
We always enjoy working with Christchurch children and the recent Art masterclass provide no exception – with the group showing some fantastic talent that only suggests they will shine in Art and Design classes when they reach secondary school. Sixty students from Christchurch visited our Art Department and completed a […]
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Year 7-9 Reminder – GCSE & Vocational Grades
The new GCSE grading system will not be straight-forward to parents who will have been brought up on the A*-G system so before the KS3 Reports come out we want to remind parents how they all match up. The following chart gives you an idea how things match up and […]
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Friary PTFA Christmas Raffle
Each year we hold our Friary PTFA Christmas Raffle in order to raise vital funds for our school. With the potential to raise up to £10,000 the raffle is an important fundraising event for us. This year we have had a wide range of prize donations from a variety of […]
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A-Level Art at National Arboretum
Sixth form students were invited by the National Memorial Arboretum to take part in two artist residency workshops. Lizzie Hughes a researched based artist creating photography books lizziehughes.net, and Jacky Oliver a blacksmith artist creating work in metal instagram.com/jackyolivermetalwork. They were given a private tour of the exhibition by the […]
